Printing-machine.



S. C. COX. Y PRINTING MACHINE.

APIELIGATION FILED AUG.19,'1907.

1,000,997. 'Patented Aug. 22, 1911 e SHEETS-s511111.' 2.

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S. VC. COX.

` PRINTING MAGHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1e, 1901I Pannd Aug. 22, 1911.

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s. C. COX.-

PRINTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.19,1907.

` Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

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SANDFORD C. COX, OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TQ COMPANY, OF AUGUSTA, MAINE, A CORPORATION O d y MULTI-'Mauna INE.

PRINTING-MACHINE.

vil) all whom it may concern:

Bc it known that I, SA'NDronn C. Cox, a citizen of the United States, residing at lirocilcline, county o t Norfolk, and State o Massachusetts, have invented certain neu1 and useful. Improvements in Printing#Ma-l chines, of which the following is aA full, clear. and exact specification.

This invei'ition relates more particularly to means for printing addresses and other matter upon newspapers, envelops and the like, and it has more especial reference to the means for bringing into printing posi tion successively a plurality of printing pieces such as types or slugs. y

The present invention is designed more particularly 4lor thus handling printing pieces in the fornis of linotypes or slugs and it has for its primary object to provide an improved and simple form of mechanism capable of selecting one or more of the slugs orprinting pieces from the others and bringing the saine into printing posit-ion.

A furtl'ier object of the invention is to pro. vide an improved .and simple mechanism capable ol thus llandling slugs or printing pieces of either a single line or a plurality of lines ind iscriininately.

lilith a. View to the attainment 'of theseV ends and the accomplishment of certain other objects of minor importance, which will hcreinalter appear, the invention con'- sists in the features of novelty which will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings and then more particularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the said drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a. printingniachine embodying this. invention.illustrated in. part diagram lnatically. Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof. Fig. 3 is a vieul similar to Fig. 1 looking at the opposite side ci the machine and show ing it partially in vertical longitudinal lsection. Fig. a is a vertical transverse section taken on the line ft-4, Fig. 1, showing the plunger in its lowered position. Fig. 5 is a similar-view showing the plunger in its `elevated position4 Fig. 6 is an enlarged transverseE sectiou'of a part of the galley with-the printing pieces therein taken on the line 6*(5 of Fig. '9. Fig. 7 is'a ldetail plan viewof the trip lever for actuating the club marker hereinafterl described. Fig.

Sfis al detail sectional view taken on the line Serial No. 389,125.

878, Fig. 7 9 is a plan vieri of one side of the galley withl the printing pieces land their separators therein, showing s. sq

the lever for actuating the club marker. Fi .f 10 is a detail pla-n section of the4 galley Witli the4 printing pieces removed showing the plungers hereinafter described. Fig. 11 is a detail perspective View 'of one ofthe plungers, and Figs. 12, 13 and. 111 are detail perspective views of different forms of separating plates employed for separating the slugs or printing pieces.

The papers, envelope, or other articles to be printed or addressed are conducted across the machine in the usual or any suitable'way, as for example by means of belts or tapes 1, 2, which receive and carry the papers, etc., between thorn and the slugs 01' println A pieces to be printed from are arranged pre l erably below in a horizontal galley o1' run- 4speed by a ratchety Wheel 5 on the shaft of pulley 6, around which the belt 4 travels, the ratchet being rotated as required by a pavvl T on a .lever 8, driven by a suitable con nection with soins other moving 'part of the machine, as will be presently described.

In the galley 3 are shown both single and plural line slugs or printing pieces'. The single slugs are indicated at 9, the double line slugs at- 10 and thepthreedine slugs at l1. In some instances it is advanta ecus to secure the units of the plural line s ugs together, but this is not essential so `far as the purposes of this invention. are concerned.

wings are of different Width orvertical ex tent but the upper edges of al1 of themvare in the same plane and rest under a flange .22

overhanging one side of the galley 3. The

opposite vends of the latesl are provided withwings '19, 20, 21, w ose upper edges are also 1n thersame plane and engage under fm "pverhanging flange 18 arranged along the to the slugs while in the galley 3 by a hand' 18, 22 therefore, serve to hold the between the plates to be elevated succesl x sively above the ,general plane of the main lsupply of slugs 'when required so that the `slugs may be successively pressed up into engagement with the paper as the latter passes under a pl ten 23 supported above the conveyingbelts i, 2, ink being supplied roller 'or b y any other suitable means before they arrive at the printing position. As the slugs with their separating plates are fed forwardalong the galley by the belt 4 they eventually arrive in succession directly under this platen 23 and in this 'osition they are arrested and held against urther feed-v mg movement while the belt-4 may con tinue to move under the main supply of I slugs, by a'pair of catches or dogs 24, 25, ar-

ranged to project throu h theside's of the galley into the -lines o Wings at the ends of the plates 12, 13 and 14. They are thus held in the printing posil Itiguous to each tion while thegslug bearing directly against the vate from below. This upward movement of the slug is caused by one or all of the accordingly as the slug three line slug.

These p u ngers, an example of one of which ,is shown 1n perspective in Fig. 11, are in the form' of Hat plates extending on edge conothe'r in the 'guide 'slot 29 .formed in the bottom of the galley 3, and

`arranged in suitable each is as'wide approximately as a single slug or line. When 1n their normal or lowere position they rest slightly above the upper surface 'of lifting head 30 which is guide ways A31, 32 at v,the lower side of the machine. Supported on the surface of this lifting head' 'is a selecting block which when in its normal position stands as indicated in Fig. 1, di-

rectly under the' foremost one of the plungers 26, 27, 28, so that when the lifting head 30 is elevated with the selecting block in the position indicated in the drawlngs, the foremost plunger 26 will be elevated, and the slug which is-'then directly over thel plunger 26 will be 4forced upward out of the galley against the paper or other article carried between theltapes 1, 2, and the impression thereby produced.' By moving the selecting block 33 the distance of another slug toward the uleft, as viewed in Fig. 1, it will be seen.

that vtheelevating movement of Ythe lift-ing head 30 will cause the middle plunger 27, as well as the rst plunger 26,

and as a consequence two of the slu' movement ofv the late thus engaged by the dogs is ele- `main-1n this position, of course,

to be elevated,- or a( doubleline slug will be forced into 1mpres sion position, and so on, byadvancing the three lines imprinted upon Ithe paper. This action of the selecting block e 33 is produced automatically by the separatingplates 12, 13, 14, the character or shape of whose wings 15, 16, 17, varies according to the distance it is required to advancefthe selecting block 33.

It will be seen that the plates 12 with the deep, or widest wings 15 are placed in ad vance of the three line slugs 11, the next widest wings 16 in advance of the two line slugs 10, and the narrowest wingsjt17 in ad'- vance of the single line slugs 9.' Allof these wings are arranged to engage by their lower edges against the upper en' of apivoted lever 34 whose lower end has suitable connection with the selecting block 33.. In

'theexample shown in the drawings this cona1 link'35 pivoted to the 34 and to one arm 36 of whose other arm 37 is connected by a link 38- to a lug 39 on the bottom of block 33, running in a channel 40 in the" upper side of the lifting head 3(9 1 It will thus be seen that the narrow wing 17, whose only purpose is to hold .the plate 14 down in place at one end, will pass over the upper end ofthe lever 34 without disturbing the position of the selecting block 33 which, as before mentioned, remains normally under the first plunger 26, but the'next widest wing 16 will engage the lever 34 and, move it far enough to advance the block 33 under plunger 27 as -well as plunger 26. The lifting head being elevated at this time, causing the block to impinge against the plungers, the block will remain in the position placed by the lever 34 until the pressure of the lifting head is relieved, when the selecting block will be returned to its normal position by a spring 41'secured to arm 36. So, also, when the widest-wing 15 encounters the lever 34, the selecting block 33 will be advanced its maximum distance in position to catch all three of the plungers and will be held in this position as long as suchQwing 15 is directly over and in engagement with the lever 34. It will reas long Aas the slug which is being elevated by the plungers remains in the printing osition,which corresponds to the positiono the upper end of lever 34.

The slugs and the plungers 26, 27 28`may iu some instances return 4automatically to their lowered preferable to providemeans for positively bringing them downv to place. each of the plungers 26, 2 7, 28,

nection consists of lower end'of lever a bell crank lever is' 'provided at each'end with a. gripping dog 42. These dogs 42 arecarried by spr1ngs 43, which positions by gravity, but it is Togdthat end `the inclines or bevels 45 will force the dogs into gripping contact with the endsof the slugs and hold them in engagement until the slugs are again pulled down to the general level of theslugr supply. At that time the dogs springoutwardly into the beveled lends of their guide slots and leave the slugs free to pass on beyond the printing position. The plunger-s themselves are pulled down individually by pins or lugs 4G, one at each end of each plunger, arranged in L7 formed in flanges 48 on the lifting head 30, the depth of eachrecess 4T being sufiieient to perniit.- the lifting head 30 to rise to theliinit of its upward stroke without bringing the lower edge of the recess 47 into engagenient with any of the pins Lili, but when the lifting lhead 30 in its lowered position, the pins 46 will occiiipy a` posit-ion at or, near the upper edge ol the recess. Consequently when the lifting head 30 comes down, Ait will pull down with it all ct the plungers should any of then'i be up 4at that time, but will not interfere with any ol the plungers that. may be in their lowered position in either ascending or descending. The descent of the plungers isliinited by lugs 43 engaging ledges 45, Itis, ofcourse, apparent that. inasmuch as the `plungzgers pass upwardly through the 'bottoni of the gahlley 3 and are equal: in length to the lengthot the slugs, the slot. 29 through which they ascend must be bridged to prevent the slugs falling thereinto. To that end the bottoni ol" the galley is provided across the slot 29 with flush plates 49 constituting a. bridge for the slugs to slide over, and in order that the bridge may not interfere with the operation of theplungers, the latter are eut. away directly under the bridge pieces, as shown at 50.

The plunger-s 2G, 27, 28 are so positioned with relation to thestraight or rear faces of the dogs- 24, 25, which determine the printing position of the slug that the spacing plate 1Q, i3, or il, which is always placed in advance of the slug to be printed from, will be in the saine plane as or slightly in adianee ot' 'the plane of the forwardV face of the foremost plunger F26 so that. as the plunger rises, it will occupy suhstantiallj` 4the salue plane as the slug positioned above itand will more the slugupwardly past the spacing plate, which is beingbheld by the dogs ,271, without interfering with said.

spacing'plate,but in,0rder to insure against.

any possibility of collision between the plunger and the spacing plate, each of said spacing plates is cut away at the places marked 5l, 52, 53 wherever the plunger projects above the bottoni otihe'galley 3. ABy thus shaping the spacing plate, it is seen that each plate is formed with feet that correspond in position to the positions of the recesses 50 in the upper edges of the pluri gers and which feet servegto support the spacing plates in the galley 3 and hold the spacing plates from settling between the slugs, which would, it it occurred, enable the narrow wing 17 to come down into Contact with the lever 341 and thereby place the selecting block o8 in a, false position.

.its the lifting head 30 rises in the, act of producing the impression, the holding dogs 2l, 25, are released automatically from engagexnent- 'with the wings at. the 'ends of that one of 'the spacing plates which is inni-1ediately in advance of the slug or line ol type being printed from. As better' shown in Fig. 2 'these dogs 24, 25 are formed on springs 55, 56 respectively, which tend to hold them in gagenientwitll the spacinlg plate and the dfogs are rovided with forward projections o7, 58, respectively, which are'arranged to be engaged by two wedges 59,- G0, respectively secured. to the sides or". the. lifting head 30 in such a position that when the lifting head rises these iii-edges will bc crowded between the sides of the angle bars on which the lianges 18, 22 are formed and the inner faces of the projections 57, 5S, thereby pulling the dogs 24, 25 out of engagement with the. wings on the spacing plate. As soon as the dogs clear the ends of the wings they are autnna'tically moi-*cd a shortpdistance toward th rear and are therein* released from the wedges 59, l() and their springs 55, 56 cause thi-in to instantly spring into line with the wings ony the next one -ot the spacing plates so as to be in position to catch thatplate as it is moved for vard by the feed belt 4. As shown in l and the sl'irings 55, t, are orn'ied with enlargements (il, (iQ respectively,- haring slots 63 whereby the springs may be secured. to the sides of the machine by means of screws (il, G5` or other suitable devices, with eaiiiability 'of sliding lrnigitlu'linall v The dogs are thus moved to the rear when they release the wings on the spacing plate by springs (lll, 67 attached to the plates (il. G2 and' to the sides of the immediately behind that spacing plate and the ends of the slots 63 being then .stopped ves -pressed to the step 68.

against the screws 64, 65, for limiting further forward movement of the dogs 24, 25. When thedogs 24, 25 thus release the spacing plate of the slug being printed from, the slug is maintained in the printing position, however, and the frictional Contact of the feed belt 4 prevented from advancing the supply of slugs at that time :by the grip of the dogs 42 on-one or more of the plungers which are being elevated. As 'soon as the plunger descends far enough to pull the slug down to the general level of the remaining slugs, the slug which has been printed from, however, is released and is free to be advanced by-those pushing behind it and it is at this time that the feed belt 4 causes the supply to advance and move the dogs 24, 25,

`to the limit of their forward motion. At

the same timethe slug which has just been printed from, and its s acing plate in advance thereof, is pushed art-her along beyond the printing position, and after a succession of these intermittent movements it. finally arrives at the end of the galley 3 and drops 0H" upon a step 68 formed on a plunger 69,

which is arranged to slide in a' receiving galley 7 0 larranged at the end of the galley 3 but in a lower plane. As the slugs are thus advanced' to the end of the galley 3 ordinarily theywill drop by gravity upon the step` 68 anrlnv'l` be held in their upright positionb* .e slugs still remaining in-tlie galley Bonche side anda guide bar 71* onlthe-other-"si'debut to insuretheir descent positively an inclined plate 72 maybe arranged at'the end'of the galley 3 in position to be engaged by the slugs as they leave the galley 3 and will be thereby de- The plunger 69 is shown at the limit ofA its forward stroke in Fig. 3, in which position the step 68 has advanced the slugs in the galley farenough to allow the next three slugs and a spacing plate to descend into the galley 70 'when the plunger 69 recedes under 4thegalley 3 until its forward end is flush wit-li or back of the end of the, galley 3. When the plunger 69 is thus retracted, the slugs that have been advanced beyond the end of the-'galley 3- 'drop at the end of the plunger into the galley 70 and 'the plunger then immediately moves forward and advances the slugs that have recently fallen as well as the entire line of slugs -in the galley 70: If in the meantime the/slugs above in the galley 3 are being also advanced,

they will drop upon the step 68 as the last slugs inthe galley 70 move away. It is, of course, desirfable, however, that the movement of the plunger 69 be so timedvwith relation to the movement of the lifting head -30 that the forward movement of the plunger 69 will loccur simultaneously with the forwardv movement of the slugs in the galley 3, which immediately followsthedescent of the lift- .28, for every line of the address it is immaterial whether the slugs or linotypes belonging to a plural line address be secured togethervor not. This feature of the invention, therefore, is of considerable importance not only in that it avoids the trouble and expense of riveting or otherwise securing the slu' s togetherbutit makes it possible touse individual linotypes and avoids the breaking ofV .the slugs which often results from therivetingoperation.

- For the sake of avoiding the multiplicity of lines that would result'from repeating the town and State after the name of each addressee in every town, newspaper otiices have adopted the custom of printin the name of the town and State at either te commencement or ending' only of the series of papers or other matter going to subscribersin that town. Following this custom or method with a machine of this character, it visdesirable that the first'paper or other matter addressed going toe'aeh town or thefir'st paper belonging toanyplub of subscribers shall bearsome distinguishing mark so that the clubs or batches may be readily separated after the papers are addressed.' Thisdistinguishing mark may be applied automatically by the present machine by means of a marker 73 of any suitable -form arrangedabove a platen 74 adaptedto support The marker 73 is mounted on one end of a lever 75 which is secured to a-rocker shaft 76 'extending across the machine and provided with an arm 77 at one side of the machine. This arm is connected by'a link 78 to a rocker arm 79 secured to one end of a rocker shaft 80 which' extends across the machine under the galley' 70 and is provided at the opposite side with a bifurcated arm 81 in which is pivoted on ayertical axis a laterally movable tongue 82. `The 'marker 73 is held normally aloof from ythe papers by a spring 83 secured to the arm 81 and when the paper to 'be'ma'rked arrives-under `the marker 73 the tongue 82 is thrown inwardly into line with thelug 84 on theside o'f the lifting head 30 and consequentlyA when the lift-ing head rises the tongue r'82' is moved upwardly and the marker ,73 impressed against the paper. This automatic action ofv the tongue 82 is brought .about by the particular shaping of the wings 19, 20,' 21 abone end ,of the spacing ,plates andarranging in their line of movement some suitable device which will be acted upon by all wingsof a certain shape,

to cause t-he tongue the paper or other article while the imptes-l a slon of the marker 73' is .produced thereon.

82 to move into the line of movement of the lug Slt.` As better shown in Fig. 9 a. lever 85 is pivoted in a horizontal position at the side oi. the machine and provided with an inwardly projecting linger 8G which is beveled at its inner end. and arranged to be struck by the wings 21 of the spacing plates while the other ings '19 and 2O are notched at their upper sides as shown at 19 and 2()a so as to avoid this finger. lVhen the wing 2l strikes the finger, however, it forces the lever 85 outward and causes it to deliect the upper end of an upright lever 87 pivoted in a.I

'i will engage the finger S6.

The particular form of mechanism for im part-ing the described movement to the varioiiselements and devices constituting the machine is of course unimportant. For actuating the lifting head 30 there is .shown a pivoted lever 89 provided at one end, with a lug 90 engaging in a cam groove 91 and-for reciprocating the plunger 69 there is shown a pivoted lever 92 having a lug 93 engagingA in another 4cam grooveY 94, the two cam grooves being formed in a cam 95 on a. suitable driving shaft 96. The lever 8 which operates the pawl 7' has .a lug 97 engaging in a groove in aocam 9S. mounted on shaft 99 driven 'by bevelgears 100 from any suitable source of power not necessary to illustrate.

. In order that the invention may be understood by those skilled =in the art, the details of an exemplificatio'n ,thereof have been thus. specifically described, but

. What I claim and desireto'secure byLetters Patent i`s'- 1. ln 'a machine for the purpose described, the combination o f means for holding a supplyoli printing pieces, means for advancing saidV printing pieces to 'a'printing position, means for 'elevating one or` more of.. the-.printing 'pieces above the'gneral level of the supply i'or` producing an. impression and selecting means for operating the elevating means.

2. Ina machine for the purpose described, thef combination of means for holding a supply of printing pieces,` means for advancing Athe/printing pieces to a printing posil said supply, means for throwing one o1" more 'of said members into action, and means movlng with the printing pieces for tion, independently movable members ar-` ranged. to engage al plurality of said printing ypieces for 'moving them away from the actuatin the last lsaid-means. l

3 'Ina machine for the purpose described,

the combination of means for holdine a supply of printing pieces, means :for feeding the supply forward, a plurality of independently movable members adapted to engage a corpesponding number of said printing vneces for movino them awa from the su" ply, means tor tlii'ovcii'ig onev or more ot said members into act-ion, and means moving with the printing pieces for actuating the last said means.

i. ln a machine 4for the purpose described, the combination of means for holding asupply of printing pieces, a plurality of independently movable members adapted to engage one or more of said printing pieces for moving the saine away from the supply, means for feeding the supply forward to the position of said members, and means for throwing one or more o'li said members into action according to the number of the printing pieces to be moved away from the sup-,

ply at one time.

5. In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of means for holding a supply of printing pieces, a plurality of independently movable l,members for engaging a number of said printing piecesatone time and moving them away from the supply whereby7 the printingpieces will be rendered availab e for producing. an impression, means for moving the supply forward to the position of said members, and means operatively related to the )rinting pieces for throwing one or more o said members into action at one time.

6. In a machine for the purpose described,`

the combination of means for' holding a supply of printing ieces, a plurality of independently l'movable members for moving one or moreA of Ithe printing. pieces away from the supply, means for feeding the supply forward tothe position of said members, differently positioned projections moving 4with the4 said supply, and means operatively related to said projections for throwing one or more of said vmembers into action.

7. In a machine for the purpose described,

the combination of means Jfor holding a. supply of printing pieces, lifting means for moving one ormore of the printin pieces upwardly from the supply to pro nce an impression, selecting 4means for operating the lifting means, and means for feeding the A supply forward to the said 'liftingmeans 8. In a machine' for the purpose described, the combination of means for holding a supply of printing pieces, liftingmeans for i prising a plurality of independent members or engaging the-printing pieces separately, means operativelyrelated to said print-ing pieces for-lifting said members se arately o r collectively, and meansgfor fee ing the supply forward to the lifting. mieans.`

lmoving* 4the printing'pieces upwardly from the supply to produce an impressiom'com- 125 9. In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of a plurality of printing pieces, a plnrality of lifting plun rs for raising one or more of said pieces a ove the others, means for restoring saidl pieces to their original level after being raised,an'd means for advancing the printing 'piecesMtd the said plungers. 4

10. In a machine for the purpose vdescribed, the combination of'a su ply of, printing pieces, means for lifting said printf ing pieces to produce impressions; grips op-A erating in unison with the said lifting means for pulling the printing pieces down after" bein lifted, and means for feeding the supply rward to the said lifting means.

11. In a vmachine for the purpose described, the combination of a plurality of printing pieces, plates interposed between said printin pieces and having differently proport'ione prog'ections, independent liftf ing means for li ting'one or more ovfsaid printing pieces toimpression position, and means operatively related to said projections for 'actuating one ormore of said lifting means., n Y

12. In a machine for the purpose described,the combination of a plurality of printing pieces, plates interposed between said println pieces and having differently roportione projections, a defiectable memler arranged to be engaged by said projectionsand moved different distances, andindependent lifters for Aa plurality of said rintin pieces, 'operativelyrelated to said deflecta le member. f A

13. In a machine for the purpose de scribed, the combination' of a plurality of printing pieces, a deiectabl'e member,'a plu- 'causing one or moreof said rality of independent plungers for lifting said printin pieces, a selector operatively connected with said detiectable member for plungers to be elevated, and spacing plates interposed be-` tween' said printing ieces and ada tedto act on said deflectablle member, sai plates being differently proportioned whereby they willmove said member different distances.

'fisio '-"14.Ina machin`e for the purpose described, the combination of a lural-ity of printing pieces2 a plurality ofv independent plungers for lifting said pieces, a lifting ead, a shiftable selector interposed between said :head and said plungers and means operatively related to the printin pieces and said selector for movingthe se ectorl under i more or less of the plungers-accordinglyas more or lessvof the printing pieces arevto Y be lifted.

15,.4 In a machine for the purpose de'- scribed, the combination of a" luralityl of printing pieces, 'a plurality of independent lungers for lifting said pieces,= a lifting head-a shiftable selector inter osed between said head and said plungers,'d1ferently proscribed, the combination of a plurality of printing ieoes, spacing plates arranged be- .tyveen sai pieces and having dilierently positioned operative projections, a plurality of independent members for lifting' said prinJ ing piecesv separately or collectively, a si.

lector arranged to render one or more oi;- said lifting members operative, means operatively related to saidselecting means and to the operative projections of said spacing plates Whereby the said projections will cause the actuation of one or more of said lifting members accordingly as a single printing piece or a plurality of printing pieces are to be lifted at one time, and mean. for Vraising those of the lifting members which have been rendered operative by the selecting means.

17. 4In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of apluralitv of printing pieces, spacing plates arranged between said ieces and having projections positioned differently with relation to each other, a plurality of independently movableY lifting 'members arranged to lift one or niore-'of'said printingpieces, a seleotorai'- ranged to be moved into operative relation withl one 'or more of saidA lifting members, means foi moving the selector in the direc `tion of andl against said liftiiigmeinbers,

and means operatively relatedto the saidn projections for' moving said selector.

18.'In a machine for thepurpose'defscribed, the combination ofa plurality of` printing pieces, spacing platesarranged bes tween said pieces and having. projections differently positioned with relation to each other, a plurality of independent ylifting members for lifting one or more of said pieces, a selector arranged to be' moved into operative relation to 4one or more of said lifting niembers, a liftin head for said lector, and a lever operatively related to the selector, and having operative relation to the said projections and-adapted to be erigaged thereby. y

19. "In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of a race or galley for a plurality of printing pieces, a pluguiding provi` sions whereby the plates Wi be held against printing galley in lependently of said plates. v

20. In-a machine for the purpose .de-

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y rality of Vspacing plates adapted to be placed between said printing pieces in' said race, 'said race and plates having scribed, the combination of a race or galley for a plurality `of printing pieces, a pluA rality of spacing `plates adapted to be placed between .said printing pieces, said race or galley and spacing plates having guiding provisions whereby the plates will be guided lengthwise of the 'galley and held against movement transversely thereof, independently movable members for pushing one or more of the printing pieces in a direction transversely of the galley or racc, and means acted upon by the said spacing plates for causing the actuation ot one or niort` of. said members.

2l. n a machine for the purpose described, the combination of a racc or galley for a plurality ot' printing pieces, a plurality of spacing plates adapted to bc arranged lictvveen said printing pieces, said plates and race having guiding provisions whereby the plates Will be guided longitudinally ot' the race and held against movement trans versely thereof, a plurality of independent plungers for lifting one or vmore oi." said nsoV printing pieces, said race or giilley having a bottom opening through which said plun- Uei's operate, a bridge spanning said openiang forpreventng the printing pieces from descending thereinto, said pliingers havingv openings adapted to span said bridge, and means operatively related to said spacing `plates for causing the actuation of one or more of said pliingers accordingly as a single printing piece or a plurality ofV print-ing pieces -are to be raised at one time. C

22. In a machine for the purpose de scribed, the combination of a race or galley for a plurality of print-ing pieces, a plu rality of spacing plates adapted to lie situated between Said pieces, said plates and race having guiding provisions for f {iiiding 'the plates longitudinally of the race and holding them 1 against movement transversely'thereof, a plurality of independent plungers for engaging one o r more ot the printing pieces, said race having an opening through which said plungers operate, a

` bridge spanning said opening to prevent the pieces from entering the same, projections on the plates opposite said bridge' for holding the plates at a distance therefrom, said i pliingers being cut away opposite the bridge and adapted to s' an the same, and meansV operatively relate `to said plates for rendering one or more of the plungers active. 23. In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of. a race or galley for aplurality of printing pieces, a plurality a printing pieces, `said plates having projecf ofV spacing and adapte tions andthe race or galley 4having a guide- `Way receiving said projections, said. pro

jections being differently proportioned, a

plurality of independent plungers for en,-

Athe direction o dplates arranged' in said galley. to be positioned between the,

gaging one or more of the printing pieces, a selector' for rendering one or more of said plungers active, and means operatively related. to the selector and arranged to beeir gaged by said projections Jfor moving said selector into active relation to one or more of said plungers.

24:. In a machine for the purpose de scribechthe combination of a plurality of printing pieces, a plurality ol pliingers arranged to move one or more of the printing pieces away froiii tlie remaining printing pieces, means operatively related to the printing pieces for rendering one or more of the pliingei's active according to the number ot'priiiting pieces to be moved at one time, grilgipiiig dogs carried by said plungers re spectivcly, means whereby said dogs are movable plungeis for acting upon`a varying numberv of the'printing pieces and moving the same away from the remaining printing pieces,` means operatively relatedv to the printing pieces for rendering one or more of the plungers active at one time, means for imparting motion to Said plungers havingfii recess, and projections on the plungcrs'ei'b gaging in said recess, said recess having' :i play over said projections equalV to the `stroke of the pliingers whereby one or more ofthe pliingers when displaced will return to original position. i

26. In a machine for the `purpose described, the combination of a plurality ot printing pieces, means for advancing saidprinting pieces to printing position, a dog for arresting the printingpiecesatsaid posit1on,iiieans for moving the printing pieces at said position to producerthe` impression,

means for releasing said dog-means for returning said do in a directionreversely of feeding movement of the printing pieces, and means for causingthe dog to move into positiop to again arrestI the movement of the printing pieces when thus returned.

27. In a machineV for the purpose de.

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scribed, the combination of a plurality of Y, i

printing pieces, means for feeding' the print' to permit the' priiiting'peces torinoveonward `after -tlie impression isi"pr0duced` means for 4moving the dog rearwardly when released, means for causing the dog to again move into position for arresting the printing isc limited forward movement with the print- 'ing pieces.

' latter said printing pieces,

i tween said printing 28. In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of a plurality of printing pieces, `means for feeding the pieces forward to rinting position7 a dog for arresting the orward movement of the printing pieces at the printing position, means for moving the printing pieces transversely of their line of feeding movement to produce the impression, means moving with the means for releasing said dog, means for causing the dog to againmove into position 'for arresting the feeding movement of the printing pieces when thus released,l said doghaving a limited forward movement with the printing pieces.

29. In amachinefor the purpose described, the combination 2of a plurality1 of a plurality of spacing plates .arranged between and projecting from said .printing pieces, means for `feeding said plates and pieces forward to a printing position, a dog arranged to engage said'fplates at the printing position for arresting their feeding movement, means for releasing said dogfr-om one plate, and means for causing it to engage the next plate to the rear.

30.v In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of a galley orrace for containing a plurality of printing pieces,

spacing plates adapted to be arranged bepieces, said plates and galley or race having guiding provisions whereby the pla-tes may move longitudinally 'of the race but will be held against transverse movement therein, 'a receiving galley for thesaid printing pieces and p ates arranged a-t a` lower level than the first said galley'and into which receiving galley the platesand pieces are-adapted to drop from the end of the first saidgalley or race, means for feeding the pieces forward to a stop adreceiving galley, a plunger arranged to reciprocate at the end.

jacent vthe end ofthe of the first sai galley for urging thel plates and pieces forward in the second said galley, and means'for t-he printing pieces while in the first said galley. J

31.' Ina machine for the purpose described, the combination of a race or galley for a plurality of printing pieces, a receiving galley .arranged at the end of the first o said galley below the level of thesani'e, a stop arranged near the contiguous ends of the `two galleys, means for feeding the printing pieces forward -agaihst said stop, a plunger arranged to reciprocate toward and from ,the receiving galley at theend of the firs-t said valley said plunger having `a step upon whichy the printing pieces drop as they fall from the end of roducing an impression fromv lated to the impression means @isconnected therefrom,

the vfirst galley, and means ley below the level of the same, means arranged at the end of the first said galley over the receiving galley adapted to be engaged by the printing pieces and to force the printing pieces downward intothe receiving galley, a plunger for urging the printing pieces forward in the receiving galley, means for feeding the printing pieces for ward in the iirst said galley, and means for lproducing an impressionfrom the pieces in the first said galley.

` 33. In a machine for the purpose described, Hie combination of a galley or race for a supply of printing pieces, a plurality of spacing plates adapted to be interposed between said pieces in said race, said plates being differently proportioned, means for producing an impression upon separate articles from said printing pieces, means adapt# ed to act with relation to some of said articles for distinguishing them from the others, and means operatively related to the.

said plates whereby the last said means is thrown into operation. A 34. In a machine for the purpose described, the combination of a race or galley for a plurality et printing pieces, spacin plates adapted to be positioned between sai l printing pieces in said galley 0r race, said spacing plates being differently proportioned and projecting from the edges of said print ing pieces, means for producing impressions from said printing pieces upon separate articles, a marking means for distinguishing some of said articles from the others, and means actuatable by the difference in proportions of the said plates for throwing said marking means into action.

35. In a machine for the purpose de scribed, the combination o f a race or galley for a plurality of printing pieces, spacin plates adapted to be laced between sai pieces in said-race and having differently proportioned projecting ends, aV movable member arranged in the line of movement of said projecting ends and adapted to be moved of a certain proportion,

by the said ends means for producing an impression upon separate articles lfrom said printin pieces when they arrive ata printing position, a marking means for-- distinguishing some of 'sai articles from and means operatively connected -with said;E movable member for connecting said marking means with the impression means.

86. In a machine for the purpose dethe' others V,o eratively re-` ut normally.

scribed, the combination of means for holding a'supply of printin pieces a` plurality "i of 'independently movab e members for movadvancing t position, independent ing one or more of the printing pieces away from the su ply, means for feeding the supp ly forwar to the position of said members, and means for automatically moving the l said members.

of said members into action, and means for automatically actuating the last said means.

38. In a machine for the pur ose described, the combination of means or hold- -ing a supply of printing pieces, means for advancing said printing pleces to the printing position, seplarate means for elevating one or more of t e printing pieces above the eneral .level of the supply for producing an mpresslon, and'means for operating one or more 'of said lifting means at one time. .d In testimony whereof I have signed my l name to 'this specication, in the presence of two subscribin of August A. 1907.

Y SANDFORD C. COX.`

Witnesses:

NATHAN HEARD, JoHN C. EDWARDS.

witnesses, on this 13th day 30 

